Bridging

clicking , a text box will appear stating “Changes have been made. Cancel them?”. Click on Yes to exit the window without changing the Filtering Database, or No to return to the window.

NOTE

When you reconfigure the Filtering Database and click , the screen will clear temporarily and a message will appear to indicate that the information is being updated. When the changes have been successfully set and the Filtering Database has updated, the screen information will be refreshed.

Altering the Ageing Time

To alter the Ageing Time for Dynamic and Learned entries:

1.Highlight the Ageing Time field with the cursor.

2.Type in the new Ageing Time, in seconds; the allowable range is 10 to 1,000,000 seconds).

NOTE

Note that the Filtering Database Ageing Time is the same as the Ageing Time displayed (and configured) via the Port X Source Addresses window; setting the Ageing Time in the Filtering Database window also changes the time in the Source Addresses window, and vice versa.

Changing the Type of Entry

You can change any entry type from its current type (Learned, Self, Permanent, Static, or Dynamic) to either a Permanent, Static, or Dynamic entry. To do so:

1.Click on the shadowed Type button. A menu will appear with the three possible types to which the entry can be changed.

2.Highlight the desired type.

If you wish to change the port filtering action for a Learned address entry, you must first

TIP change its entry type to Permanent, Static, or Dynamic.

Changing the Receive Port

You can change the Receive port of an address entry in the scrollable panel, so that a frame must be received at the specified port for the filtering action to apply. To do so, click on the Receive port in the panel. With each click, the Receive port will cycle to the next port (e.g., from * (promiscuous), to 1, to 2, to 3, to 4, to 5, to 6 (etc., up to the total number of installed interfaces), and back to *.

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9H42X-XX specifications

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